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Re: [PATCH 0/2] cfg80211: firmware and hardware version

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On Thu, 2009-10-01 at 13:56 -0600, Luis R. Rodriguez wrote:
> On Thu, Oct 1, 2009 at 5:07 PM, John W. Linville <linville@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> > I don't predict a huge problem if there are
> > valid extensions required for use by wireless drivers in the future.
> > But for now, I'd like to see us make use of some of the debugging
> > facilities available in the ethtool API -- hopefully the iwlwifi guys
> > are listening... ;-)
> 
> Does the same apply to wimax then? Ethtool for 802.11 and wimax? Eh.

Not really -- WiMAX is not eth-frame based, but IP based.

The WiMAX stack doesn't require any type of framing/network device
typing requirement. That is left up to the device driver writer
(although yes, emulating eth is easier).

-- 
-- Inaky


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